Agonism Reloaded: Potentia, Renewal and Radical Democracy
| Author | Paulina Tambakaki |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929916635882 |
| Published date | 01 November 2017 |
| Date | 01 November 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929916635882
Political Studies Review
2017, Vol. 15(4) 577 –588
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Agonism Reloaded:
Potentia, Renewal
and Radical Democracy
Paulina Tambakaki
Abstract
This article focuses on the agonistic account of renewal and discusses its place within the broader
horizon of radical democracy. It suggests that while the emphasis which agonistic theorists place
on difference and popular struggles (particularly social movement politics) ensures some common
ground with other theories of radical democracy, their account of renewal also displays some
marked differences. The article explores these differences and discusses whether agonism is
sufficient to address the limits of the current neoliberal order.
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Keywords
agonism, renewal, radical democracy
Accepted: 21 January 2016
Discontent with democracy has reached new heights in the wake of the Eurocrisis, the
indignados and the Occupy movements. Read as symptoms of democratic stagnation,
such recent events have yielded lively debates on the limits of democracy, propelling
reflections on political change to the forefront of theoretico-political analysis. In this
University of Westminster, UK
Corresponding author:
Paulina Tambakaki, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, 32/38 Wells Street,
London W1T 3UW, UK.
Email: tambakp@wmin.ac.uk
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